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/ome/from spelling rulesmasculine
home is the Spanish word for home plate.
home refers to the pentagonal rubber object used in baseball.
Meaning: pentagonal rubber object (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/ome/
Did you know?
- If you use the word casa to mean 'home plate' during a baseball game, a Spanish speaker might look for a physical house instead of the scoring area. While casa is the standard translation for 'home' in most contexts, it is almost never used for the baseball object itself.
- Unlike many other sports terms that were translated, the word home is an Anglicism adopted directly from English because baseball was imported from the United States.
- In some Spanish-speaking Caribbean baseball circles, you will hear the word plato used to refer to the plate. This translates literally to 'dish' or 'plate' and ignores the English-derived term home used in other regions.
Examples in context
- ¡El bateador golpeó la pelota y corrió hacia home!The batter hit the ball and ran to home!
- ¡El lanzador lanzó la pelota y el bateador se fue directo a home!The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter went straight to home plate!
- El jugador pisó el home.The player stepped on home plate.
- Debemos limpiar el home antes del juego.We must clean home plate before the game.
- El home está un poco desgastado.Home plate is a little worn out.
Example conversation
Two friends are preparing a baseball field.
- Daniel¿Dónde está el home?Where is home plate?
- ElenaEl home está cerca de la base.Home plate is near the base.
- DanielGracias, Elena. Lo encontré.Thanks, Elena. I found it.
- ElenaPerfecto, Daniel. Empecemos a jugar.Perfect, Daniel. Let's start playing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “home plate” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
